Playground Safety Cpsi

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F1487

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Standard consumer safety performance specification for playground equipment for public use.

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F2223

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Standard guide for ASTM standards on playground surfacing.

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Toddlers- what age

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6 months to 5 years.

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Pre school age

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2 years old to 5 years old

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School age

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5 years old to 12 years old

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Barrier

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An enclosing device around an elevated platform that is intended to prevent both inadvertent and deliberate attempts to pass through a device.

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Composite structure

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Two or more play structures linked to create one integral unit that provides more than one play activity.

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Critical height

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Fall height below which a life threatening head injury would not be expected to occur.

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Designated play surface

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Any elevated surface for standing walking, crawling, sitting our climbing, or a flay surface greater than 2"x2" having am angle less than 30 degrees from horizontal.

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Embankment slide

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A slide that follows the contour of the ground and at no point is the bottom of the chute greater than 12" above ground.

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Entanglement

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A condition in which the users clothes or something around the neck becomes caught or entwined on a component of playground equipment.

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Entrapment

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Any condition that impedes withdrawal of a body party that has penetrated an opening.

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Fall height

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The critical distance between the highest designated play surface on a piece of equipment and the protective surfacing beneath it.

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Guardrail

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Enclosing device around an elevated platform that is intended to prevent inadvertent falls.

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Projection

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Anything that extends outward from a surface of the playground equipment and must be tested to determine whether it is a protrusion or entanglement hazard, our both.

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Protrusion

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A projection which, when tested, is found to be a hazard having the potential to cause bodily injury to a user who impacts it.

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Torso probe

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3"x5" (toddlers) 6.2"x3.5" (pre school and school age)device used to test entrapment in playground equipment.

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Head probe

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9" diameter device used to test entrapment on playgroundequipment.

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Partially bound opening

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Opening which has at least one side open. Uses fish probe for testing.

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Completely bound opening

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Any completely bounded opening that is not bounded by the ground may be a head entrapment hazard if greater than 3.5"and less than 9". Uses torso and head probe.

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What is the primary factor affecting inspection frequency?

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Extent of use.

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Two signs or labels needed for every playground

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Warning about removing helmets and drawstrings around neck and age appropriate.

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Dowel probes

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Used for crush and shear testing methods. Rotating swings, teetertotter, roller slide...

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F1951

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Wheelchair accessibility on safety surfacing on playgrounds.

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Comprehensive program of playground safety.

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Audits, inspections, maintenance.

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Range of users

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Fifth percentile of 2 year Olds to 95th percentile of 12 year Olds.

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Maximum opening of S-Hook

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.04"

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Vertical Projection Gauge- thickness

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1/8"

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Size of crush and sheer roller pins:
Roller Slides-
Merry Go Rounds
Openings with movements-

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Roller slides: 3/16"
Merry Go Rounds- 5/16"
Openings with movements- 5/8"

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Partially bounded opening Probe- minimum insertion depth.

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3/4"

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Handgripping Components- minimum and maximum diameter

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Minimum- .95"
Maximum 1.55"

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Handrails- minimum and maximum diameter.

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minimum- .95"
maximum 1.55"

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Rungs on Rigid climbing aparatus- minimum and maximum diameter

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minimum .95"
maximum- 1.55"

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Torso probe- thickness?
minimum insertion depth

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THickness: 3.5"
Minimum Insertion depth: 4.0"

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What is the diameter of the Head Probe?

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9.0"

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Elevated Structures for children 2-5 years old- maximum height without use of guardrails? Barriers?

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Guardrails- 20"
Barriers- 30"

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Elevated structures for children 5-12- maximum height without use of guardrails? Barriers?

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Guardrails- 30"
Barriers- 48"

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Guardrails for children 2-5- maximum height of lower rail?
Minimum height of upper rail?

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Lower rail- 23"
Upper rail- 29"